宀
Primary radical
宀 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 宁.
CHINESE CHARACTER
宁 (níng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order
níng
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to preferHSK 7-95 strokes
LEARNING CONNECTIONS
丁
Phonetic component
丁 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
STROKES · 5
PRACTISE WRITING →Write 宁 in 5 steps.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT
Vocabulary with 宁
HSK 7-9 · peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry
HSK 7-9 · tranquil; tranquility; serenity
HSK 7-9 · preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils
HSK 7-9 · would rather ... (than ...)
Examples using 宁
暴风过后是宁静。
Bào fēng guò hòu shì níng jìng。After a storm comes a calm.
我宁可不要单独去那里。
Wǒ nìng kě bú yào dān dú qù nà lǐ。I would rather not go there alone.
我宁愿自己独立生活也不要他来指使我。
Wǒ nìng yuàn zì jǐ dú lì shēng huó yě bú yào tā lái zhǐ shǐ wǒ。I would rather live by myself than do as he tells me to do.
FAQ
What does 宁 (níng) mean in Chinese?
calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer
How do you write 宁 in stroke order?
宁 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
What is the radical of 宁?
宀 is the radical in 宁. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
What are common words with 宁?
安宁 (ānníng): peaceful; tranquil; calm; composed; free from worry; 宁静 (níngjìng): tranquil; tranquility; serenity; 宁可 (nìngkě): preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils.